Sustainability Science and Practice B.S.

Bachelor of Science - Sustainability Science and Practice

Degree Specific Credits: 52

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Sustainability Knowledge and Science		27
Sustainability Theory		9
Analysis, Research, and Integrative Thinking		10
Sustainability in Practice: Internship		3
Sustainability in Practice: Capstone Experience		3
Total Hours		52

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ENSC 105N	Environmental Science	3
BIOB 160N or BIOB 170N	Principles of Living Systems or Principles of Biological Diversity	3
GEO 103N	Introduction to Environmental Geology	3
CHMY 121N	Introduction to General Chemistry	3
NRSM 281	Science of Climate Change	3
ENSC 360	Applied Ecology	3
ENST 410	TEK of Indigenous Peoples	3
Sustainability Knowledge and Science Electives - Complete 2 of the following courses:		6
BIOE 428	Freshwater Ecology
BIOE 439	Stream Ecology
BIOE 440	Conservation Ecology
ENSC 470	Agroecology
ERTH 303N	Weather and Climate
GEO 318	Earth's Changing Climate
GEO 327	Geochemistry
GEO 420	Hydrogeology
NRSM 265	Elements of Ecological Restoration
NRSM 385	Watershed Hydrology
NRSM 408	Global Cycles and Climate
NRSM 418	Ecosystem Climatology
NRSM 465	Restoration Ecology
STAT 451	Statistical Methods I
Total Hours		27

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ENST 225S	Sustainable Communities	3
COMX 349	Community Climate and Consumption	3
Sustainability Theory Electives - Complete 1 of the following courses:		3
ECNS 433	Economics of the Environment
ENST 310	Environment Montana: A-Z
ENST 480	Food Justice and Sustainability
ENST 487	Globalization, Justice, and Environment
GPHY 433	Community Resilience
Total Hours		9

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code	Title	Hours
Complete all of the following courses:
ENST 201	Environmental Information Resources	3
STAT 216	Introduction to Statistics	4
Complete 1 of the following courses:		3
BGEN 445	Sustainability Reporting
GPHY 284 or FORS 250	Intro to GIS and Cartography or Intro to GIS for Forest Management
GPHY 465	Planning Principles and Policies
GPHY 466	Environmental Planning
Total Hours		10

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Notes:

3 credits are required; 6 are recommended.
Other internships may be used to complete this requirement at the discretion of the program director.

Code	Title	Hours
Complete 1 of the following courses:		3
ENST 396	Supervised Internship (PEAS)
ENST 398	Cooperative Education/Internship
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following course:
ENST 476	Environmental Citizenship	3
Total Hours		3

Minimum Required Grade: C-